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Jan. 15, 1924. 1,481,028 i B. Ross SOLE STRUCTURE FOR BOOTS AND SHOES Filed Aug. '5o. 1922 sur 4 TTORE Y Patented Jan. 15, 1924.

UNITED Svlrtt'll'ES PATENT OFl-TMJF.,

BENJAMIN RUSS, l? BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SOLE STRUCTURE FR RUOTE AND SHOES.

Application tiled .august 30, 1922. aerial No. 585,26.

.To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, lunuaia'rn Ross, a citizen ot the United States, and a resident of New York, borough oit Brooklyn, in the county o'lltings and Slt-ate ot New York,

have invented certain new and uselul linprovenients 'in a fiole Structure for Boots and Shoes, oit which the following is a toll, clear, and enact specification.

1* This invention relatos to lootwear, and has ttor its object primarily to provide a torni of sole :for shoes, boots and the like whereby the bone-structure especially et the arch ot the toot oi the wearer will be yield lo ingly supported in a manner to prevent tend ency ot the arch to tall as well as serving to enable the arch to function normally when the wearer is walking. rllhe invention also contemplates the provision as occasion fii requires ot an elastic inlay in the licei part oit the sole so that the torce ot iinpact oiz the heel of the wearer with hard surfaces will be relieved.. The solo structure consists mainly ot a `tieroible outer n'icinber with a :ioot jgjiortion, a shank portion. and a heel por tion, and on the upper 'tace oil: the outer iueinher may he a flexible inner nieinber.

@n the sh anlr portion oit the outer member at its heel portion is held a beariiip; plate having' side edges with notches. rlisposed lengthwise ci the shank portion under the inner uieniber is a metallic spring strip with one ot its end portions beingl secured to the outer ineinber at its toot portion, while the other end ot the lstrip slidably bears upon the notched part oit the bearingr plate :tor serving to support in its normal position the bone-structure ot the arch ot the :toot et the wearer as well as allowing1 the arch to ino ve naturally when the wearer' is walking by the strip yielding upwardly and downwardly. The yieldingstrip is provided with hook-shapedrneinbers which inovahly engage the edges et the notches ot the bearing plate to prevent lateral shitting; ot the strip from the plate.

A vfurther object ot the invention is to provide a simple, eliicient and durable sole structure which may be inade in any appropriate shape and size.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will be hereinafter more fully described with reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this speciiication in which similar characters oit reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views,

and will then be pointed out in the claims at the end ot the description.

In the drawing, Figure l is a top plan oit one torni of sole structure embodying roy invention. i

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view ot the elastic inlay used in the sole structure. 6v F l is a top plan ot the spring; strip and bearing plate used :in the structure, and

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5 5 ot Fig. t.

The device or solo structure has an outer ineinber l() which niay be ot leather or other material in any appropriate size and shape having a toot portion ll, a curved shank portion l2 and a heel portion 13 for serving as the nlain sole ineniber oil? a shoe, boot and the like. @n the upper surface ot the outer ineinber niay be an inner nieinber, U; also of leather or other flexible material ot size and shape siinilar to the size and shape ot the outer inernber. 9U

@n the heel portion i3 ot the inner .moniber is an inlay l5 et rubber or other elastic material, and this inlay has a straight edge lo and a curved edge, as il,sin1ilar to the shape of a shoe heel. lhe underside oi the inlay is flat, as at 1 8, and the upper 'tace Ot the inlay gradually inclines upwardly, as at lil, toward the portion oit the curved edge 17 which :is opposite to the straight edge 1G so that the heel oit the wearer will be cushioned to relieve the irnpact oi the tread when walking.

The bone-structure of the arch ol' the toot o'f the wearer is prevented troni 'ti-indency to accidental displacement trono its normal position by providing` ainetal bearing` plate 20 and a metal spring' strip 2l on the shank portion l2 of the outer member 10 under the inner member lil. The bearing),` plate 2O rnay be substantially rectangular with a tapered 1W) extension, as 22. on one oli its ends, and in opposite parts of the side edges of the plate intermediate its ends may be two notches 23 and 2t providing,l a rear portion, as 25, and a forward portion, as 26. This bearing' plate 100 is disposed lengthwise on the upper `tace ol the outer lneinber l0 so that the rear end oli the portion 25 is adjacent to the heel portion 13 with the plate extending lengthwise of the shank portion toward the 'foot portion of the outer member 10. rllhe rear portion 25 of the bearing1 plate is secured to the outer member l0 by e bolt 27, i i 2. eeing' clifif'en e the ot the loi'u'aitl portion 26 of the beating plate are two elongated notches, as 28 enti. 29, The spring strip 2l is of a length ne Well if beingeuifecl so that it spans the Shanit pori' i i outer membeil l() with its '4" v Cl enel lying upon the :foot portion 17. et tbe outei niember enel eo that its rear mit moire-bly beers upon the upnei' 'uee ot the peitio'e of the beeL 'ing` piatte 20. 'f of the epr'ng Strip 2l is seeuiecl to t ie outei membei` by a holt or screw beine' deli/'en through e hole in t ie strip into the outer member, and. the mo'vzzole enel el is slielebly hell to the l two dependine stein eaiing nlt-V by 4 hook-shaped lugs, as and which opposite parte eth able end pait et' ably overlap the oi i 28 and 29 of the plete. 21 the arch-bone ot' the toot of. the device will be supp'V eney to tall, While being, normally by the yielclingf,` i strip 2l in upwei'cl clownue when the Weeie'r :ie Welling, uml pei' face et the inner membeif able seek lining, ne 34, having a heel lapping upon the iniey 15.

ln the foregoing description l. y boelietlL the E )ieieifre-Ll Corin oi but. I do not wish to be untleist ing' myself thei'eto, as l ein we lcetions may be made thei'eii parting from the piineiple oi? s claim es new and desire to secure by metten; Patent:

l. A Sole Struetui'e tot shoes unal boots, Comprising' a. tlexible outei mei with e.

tion, a metallic bearing; plate he?" ne part fastened to the outer membei' in pro);-

Sli hibly engen., j the edges et the uoteheu o? .ieeinigg ilalte.

il sole St xuetuie oi Shoes and boots,

Comprising` e. 'geiible outer member with a slzenl portion, Yfoot portion :ui-'l :i heel poi.'- tion, a iexible inner member on the upper suiflfeee oi the outer membei; nu ele-@atie in luy en the heel poition olf the imei.' iueuxbel uiidei' the inner member, lne-tullio l pitt@ heling one pui't fasten u?. io the outer mme oximity to the inlay. und hm ite parte @if the eliges ot it?,

two netel'iee, n extending on opf the i wise ou outer member une l vif- uiting its other ei 'el mom-- h the bearing* plete :ze u' Site parte of its sul. et

the notches o unl f f i hee! 't the S in elif ie l l portion 1' ineu'iswi,r e sting, plete li.; one pzii'.

e outei member iu pi'oxin'iitjf ion, e metallic sprung Si'ip huise on the shank port-ion mbei' unflei1 tl Enneiinem- Stiip ioicllg heid i embei' at its Yfoot povliou und k its othei enll mo'vzzbly eouzietulg with the bearing; plate, nul menus mombly fastening; t ie Sidey edgee oi" the bem-iugplete and said stiip together.

This Speeitieetion signa enel Yvitnes-uee l this 29th dey oi'.I uguet j.. 1922.

Vfitneseos D. MAGUiRn,

J. FREDERICK CRYER. 

